Cohet on value creation at ITC tower crane conference

By Murray Pollok2015-03-16T17:14:00+00:00

Philippe Cohet

Philippe Cohet, Arcomet chairman, will use his keynote speech at the International Tower Crane (ITC) conference in May to investigate the value created in the tower crane market supply chain, and ask if the rewards fully reflect the technical complexity involved and the important part that tower cranes play on many projects.

Cohet told International Cranes and Specialized Transport that his experience in tower crane manufacturing with Manitowoc and his more recent work in tower crane rental had given him exposure to the value that manufacturers can bring in terms of technical innovation, and the value that rental companies provide in offering safe and productive work tools.

The ITC conference is on 28 May at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London, UK, with an evening networking reception at the hotel on 27 May, starting at 19.00. The full programme is at: www.khl.com/itc

“End users are still looking at what value tower cranes can provide on their sites, in terms of productivity, safety, and with bigger, taller cranes, yet maintaining their reliability”, said Cohet who, in addition to his role at Arcomet, is also president of French tower crane rental firm Matebat. (Arcomet and Matebat share the same majority owners.)

“It is a bit of a paradox”, he said, “there are still a lot of value opportunities – tower cranes are very important to end users – but there is perhaps less value created for rental companies and crane manufacturers than in other industries.”

Other topics covered by the conference include tower crane foundations, operator access technologies, recruitment of new talent to the industry, and Japanese luffing job tower cranes.

To help you run your business more efficiently and safely there is once again a full programme of crane and transport events from International Cranes and Specialized Transport and its publisher KHL Group in 2015